Abutilon hulseanum
mauve
Malvaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
Up to about 7ft tall, rangy unless cut back periofically. Somewhat shrubby but not really woody.
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
orangy pink
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Blooms late winter, early spring.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Noted for being weedy.
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Native Habitats:
Disturbed. Old orange groves, pasture, roadsides. May occur naturally along the west FL coast including shell mounds and dunes . All records for inland areas are from disturbed sites, predominantly old orange groves and pastures.
